Ep. 206 Your Onion - Amber Musson-Thorp
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A star is born but not into acting or the modeling world as initially thought but into the medical insurance world. Amber Musson-Thorpe found her calling when she stepped onto the stage of medical insurance and hasn’t looked back since.
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Ep. 205 Your Onion - Raffat Zreik
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One of my all-time favorite tracks was by a band called Madness, and the track was Driving In My Car. It reminds me of my teenage years, when I first got my driving license, and the freedom to escape the little village we lived in. I passed my test the first time. I was very thankful, I had ridden a motorbike the year before, just to get a true sense of what being on the road was all about and to get professional training also. Over the years, I have experienced driving situations that have shaken me up and which I have never experienced before, from having a burst tire on a motorway to having...
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Ep. 204 Your Onion - Zewde Zewde
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Many of my guests go to University following their parent's wishes. They qualify and then move into employment. After a while, they follow their heart or true calling and move into something they are genuinely passionate about. My next guest, Zewde Zewde, didn't follow the same rule book and started his side hustle while still studying. Taking him on a different path than his qualification would have done.
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Ep. 203 Your Onion - Serban Spirea
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My next guest is an ex-professional basketball player from Romania who joined his mum in Qatar 10 years ago. While waiting to sign up for a local basketball team, Serban Spirea fell into Real Estate, initially working for a company, then setting up his own. Join me as we follow his journey from landing on Qatar shores to seeing the Real Estate industry as it was and realizing he could make a difference based on his values in life.
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Ep. 202 Your Onion - Elsbeth Blekkenhorst-Tammes
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A regular guest to Ginger Camel and its podcasts, from ThinkBigQatar to Doha Heat to finally being on Your Onion Podcast. Elsbeth Blekkenhorst-Tammes reinvents herself as often as she has been on our podcasts. A fantastic lady driven by her love for life and freedom, she runs her business to help professional women in Qatar succeed. Enjoy her story
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Ep. 201 Your Onion - Gautam Bhattacharyya
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A man who stands out from the blue-eyed blonde hair Swedish diplomatic service, Gautum Battacharyya brings his fabulous personality and holistic views on life, business, and politics to his role as Swedish Ambassador to Qatar and this podcast.
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Ep. 200 Your Onion - Tim Newnham
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Tim Newnham, an ex-pat brat, plugged into electromuscular stimulation bringing great results in his own fitness for his clients and Doha Rugby Club.
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Ep. 199 Your Onion - Shefa Ali
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I met my next guest Shefa Ali three years ago at a TEDxYouth talk at DPSMIS that she and I were presenting. There I was, nervous with my cue cards, and here was a confident lady standing tall, presenting about love and how she saw the world for future generations. Join me as I learn more about how and what makes this lady tick.
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Ep. 198 Your Onion - Saif Qazi
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Saif Qazi is the Co-Founder & CEO of an MBA project that started eight years ago. You might have come across it. It’s called Urban Point, Join me as we join Saif on his journey from Pakistan to Saudi Arabia to America to Germany, finally landing here in Qatar.
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Ep. 197 Your Onion - Sarmad Qazi
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Some of us love the written word, and all that word can reveal in a sentence or paragraph is to inform, excite, to educate the reader. My next guest Sarmad Qazi went on that memorizing journey of the word. Join me as we explore his world of PR and communication.
info_outlineWhen I finally got the chance to run my own business, that’s all I could think about.
I was going to achieve this and prove to others that I could make this business work, but it would take my total concentration and dedication to make it work.
I was my hardest critic, not allowing myself to rest or focus on anything else apart from making this company work.
I would look after the team before looking after myself because I knew that I needed their support to make this company successful.
I created a haven at the office where the outside world would not affect the creativity that happened within the company.
My buzz was to hear laughter and conversations within the office, that people were enjoying what they loved to do.
With that buzz came confidence within the team that we could tackle any project/client that came our way, and we did.
I left my family behind at times physically there but mentally sitting in my office planning my next move.
I would work all hours and then network, taking me further away from my family. Putting a lot of strain on my marriage and my relationship with my children became less and less, as they couldn’t connect with me.
Over the years, even though the company was getting bigger and we were achieving more success, I became more distant from family and work colleagues. Affecting me at work overtime. The more people I took on, the less I had to do, even though the company had achieved so much over eight years.
I had reached the top of the mountain, but it wasn’t the view I was expecting.
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